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School Group Train Travel
A fun day out for your school group starts with the train. Schoolchildren and teachers alike get a sense of occasion when you make travelling by train a part of your school trip. Tables at every seat and broad space for everyone to sit back and enjoy the journey while the scenic country - side rolls by, you might even get a game or quiz in along the way.
Iarnród Éireann offers school's group discounts of 18 percent for groups of 11 or more. Group discounts are based on our Semi Flex web fare, allowing you some flexibility to change your school's booking, should you need to up to 24 hours before you are due to travel once your tickets have not been printed. Cancellations and changes are at a fee of 20 percent.
Below are some examples of our most requested fares for per person.
● Galway to Dublin - € 14
● Killarney to Fota - € 16
● Thurles to Dublin - € 18
● Westport to Dublin - € 20
● Cork to Dublin - € 25
To book your school group train travel, you can book online or alternatively you can call us on (01) 8366 222 or contact your local sales team at:
● Cork (021) 455 7020
● Galway (091) 537554 or (091) 537539
● Limerick (061) 217 318
Bookings through middlemen are not accepted.
For more information, please view or download our School Group Travel Brochure or if you are looking for any ideas on where to go, check out Our School Tour Ideas.
1. What is a requirement if a school's booking has to be changed?
A. Tickets have already been printed out B. The discounts are no longer available
C. The travelers must pay a fee of 18 percent D. It is done at least 24 hours in advance.
2. Which of the following travels costs 20 children over € 350?
A. Cork to Dublin B. Thurles to Dublin C. Killarney to Fota D. Westport to Dublin.
3. Which way is unavailable for booking the tickets?
A. Booking on the website B. Calling on (01) 8366 222
C. Buying through local travel agents D. Contacting the local sales team
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了学校组织的火车旅行，以及学生坐火车旅行适用的折扣政策。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Group discounts are based on our Semi Flex web fare, allowing you some flexibility to change your school's booking, should you need to up to 24 hours before you are due to travel once your tickets have not been printed.(团体折扣是基于我们的Semi Flex网站费用，如果你需要在旅行前24小时内更改你的学校预订，如果你的车票还没有打印出来，你可以有一定的灵活性更改你的学校预订)”可知，如果学校的预约需要更改，至少提前24小时完成。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Iarnród Éireann offers school's group discounts of 18 percent for groups of 11 or more.(Iarnród Éireann为11人以上的学生提供18%的团购折扣)”以及“● Cork to Dublin - € 25(科克到都柏林——25欧元)”可知，从科克到都柏林20个孩子花费25×20×（1-18%）=410欧元，超过350欧元。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“To book your school group train travel, you can book online or alternatively you can call us on (01) 8366 222 or contact your local sales team at(要预订您的学校团体火车旅行，你可以在线预订，也可以致电(01)8366 222或与当地的销售团队联系)”可知，通过当地旅行社购买不能订票。故选C。
